Hampton proposes changes to short-term rental rules
The proposed guidelines would carve the city into 51 zones, where 1% of houses would be allowed to be short-term rentals, like Airbnb or VRBO.
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The proposed guidelines would carve the city into 51 zones, where 1% of houses would be allowed to be short-term rentals, like Airbnb or VRBO.
The city hopes to start a pilot program ahead of the upcoming school year at up to twelve public schools.
Newport News and Hampton officials said they saw moderate rain through the morning and while they didn't see any weather impacts, that could change later in the day.
Traveling for official city business is often part of a city council member’s job, allowing an elected official to gain insight on how peers in other cities and countries are handling a variety of issues. But with travel come expenses that are often paid for by taxpayers. The expenses cities cover on council members’ behalf make up only a small fraction of overall budgets, but without ...
To learn more about how city council members are spending taxpayer dollars, The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press filed Freedom of Information Act requests asking for all expenses that six Hampton Roads cities paid for city council members in 2023. Total expenses range from about $41,000 in Newport News to $12,400 in Norfolk.